Summary
Aslak Johansen is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark with a decade of experience researching distributed systems and energy-efficient building automation. He combines rigorous experimental methods and theory to inform practical system design, having built OS-level services and data pipelines that improve building energy use without compromising comfort. His work spans wireless sensor networks, testbed and framework design, and applied systems for the built environment, informed by a PhD from the IT University of Copenhagen. A committed educator, he focuses on inspiring students to discover their own understanding while mentoring applied research that bridges academia and industry. Unusually for an academic, he has hands-on experience porting low-level genome indexing code and advising startups on data collection and processing pipelines, reflecting a blend of systems engineering and interdisciplinary curiosity.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Wireless Sensor Networks: Programming frameworks and testbed design, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Wireless Sensor Networks: Programming frameworks and testbed design at IT University of Copenhagen
Danish, English